Legal question

[Don H]

When someone dies and their property (in this case a handgun) passes to the next of kin, does the next of kin have to submit any information, applications, background checks etc. to Maryland authorities?

 

[Pinecone]

From another thread:

5-102. Scope of subtitle. This subtitle does
not apply to:
(1) the transfer or possession of a regulated
firearm or detachable magazine:
(i) for testing or experimentation authorized by
the Secretary; and
(ii) by a federally licensed gun manufacturer,
dealer, or importer;
(2) the sale, transfer, or possession of an antique
firearm;
(3) an unserviceable firearm sold, transferred,
or possessed as a curio or museum piece;
(4) law enforcement personnel of any unit of
the federal government, members of the armed
forces of the United States or the National
Guard, or law enforcement personnel of the
State or any local agency in the State, while
those personnel or members are acting within
the scope of their official duties;
(5) a regulated firearm modified to render it
permanently inoperative;
(6) purchases, sales, and transportation to or
by a federally licensed gun manufacturer, dealer,
or importer;
(7) an organization that is required or authorized
by federal law governing its specific business
or activity to maintain firearms;
(8) the receipt of a regulated firearm by inheritance,
if the heir forwards to the Secretary a
completed application to purchase or transfer
that regulated firearm; or
(9) a signal pistol or other visual distress signal
that the United States Coast Guard approves
as a marine safety device.

 

[6-Pack]

Short answer: yes, for regulated firearms (including handguns)

 

[Don H]

Thanks